LETTER: The two faces of Bloomfield

Recent controversy over whether a new gas station should replace the existing one ended when the developer withdrew his third attempt for a concept plan.

Many residents fully supported demolition of the old deteriorating gas station and construction of a new building around the corner in the existing vacant field. The project would expand the business to house one and possibly two other drive-through eateries. This would put a new face on a main corner in the village.

The concerned citizen group asked whether the new project,Quicklees, should be the new face of Bloomfield. The group felt that fast-food franchises did not fit their image of the community. They wanted only “good development,” such as a pre-World War II-style structure without food franchises.

The Village of Bloomfield is an eclectic mix of historic and modern homes with a modest downtown business district. It does seem a shame that since Quicklees is not to be the new face of Bloomfield, the old face will be just that — the old deteriorating building on an unsafe corner that exists today.